Language-specific Insights

complete verse (Genesis 48:22)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 48:22:

Newari: “I have given you one more field on the mountain than [I gave] to your brothers. I took that field from the Amorites by the power of my sword and bow.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “And you (pl.) Jose will-inherit Shekem and not your siblings/(brothers). That place I possessed when fighting-against the Amornon.'” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “And it is to you, not to your brothers, that I will give the fertile hill in the Shechem area. I captured that land from the Amor people-group, fighting them with my sword and my bow and arrows.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:1:

Kankanaey: “When that was so, Jacob whose name-was also Israel called his children and he said, ‘Gather-around, my children, so-that you will hear what I will say, because I will make-known what will happen to you in a future day (lit. in the addition of days).’ Then Jacob blessed his ten and two children starting with the firstborn. This is what he said in blessing Juda. (49:3-7)” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
Newari: “Jacob summoned all his sons and said — ‘All of you come here. I will tell you what will happen to you later on.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Then Jacob called for his children/(sons) and told-(them), ‘[You (pl.)] gather-together for I will-tell you (pl.) what will-happen to you (pl.) in the future.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Jacob summoned all his sons, and said to them,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:2:

Newari: “‘Listen, all [you] sons of Jacob, hear what your father Israel has to say.'” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “Children/(sons), [you (pl.)] come-near and listen to me your (pl.) father.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “‘Gather around me in order that I can tell you what will happen in the future. My sons, come and listen to me. I am your father, Jacob, whom God named Israel.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:3:

Newari: “‘Reuben, you are my first son, you are my strength, the first son of my youth, my greatest pride.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘You (sing.) Reuben, my oldest-child, you (sing.) (are) the first fruit of my being-a-male. You (sing.) (are) more famous/honor-is-given-to and more powerful than your (sing.) siblings/(brothers).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Reuben, you are my oldest son. You were born when I was young and energetic/strong. You are prouder and stronger than all the rest of my sons.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:4:

Newari: “Like water, you do not stand firm, you will not continue to be first, for you slept in your father’s bed, and disgraced my bed.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “But you (sing.) (are) like boiling water, for you (sing.) can- not -control your (sing.) lust/passion. And because you (sing.) had-sex with my servant wife, your (sing.) having-honor will-be-lost/disappear.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “But you were as uncontrollable as a flood. So now you will not be my most important son, because you climbed up onto my bed, and had sex with my concubine/slave who had become one of my wives. Your doing that caused me, your father, to have great shame.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:5:

Newari: “Simeon and Levi are two brothers of the same type, their swords are tools of violence.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “‘You (pl.) Simeon and Levi who are-allied, you (pl.) used your (pl.) weapons to act-violently.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “Simeon and Levi, you have both acted like criminals. You use your swords to act violently.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:6:

Newari: “I never shared in their work or their thoughts for in their anger they killed people. and cut oxen as they pleased.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “I will- not -join or attend in your (pl.) gathering because in your (pl.) anger you (pl.) killed people and you (pl.) did-as-(you)-wanted in-hamstringing bulls.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “I do not want to be with you when you make evil plans. I do not want to join you in your meetings, because you killed people when you became very angry, and you hamstrung/cut the tendons in the legs of oxen just to have fun/see them suffer.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Genesis 49:7:

Newari: “May their anger fall under a curse for it is very dreadful. May their anger fall under a curse for it is very hardhearted. I will divide them into parts. I will scatter them in Israel.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
Hiligaynon: “You (pl.) will-be-curse because of your (pl.) anger that has cruelty/violence. I will-cause- your (pl.) descendants -to-be-scattered throughout Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
English: “God says, ‘I will curse/cause bad things to happen to them for being very angry, for acting very cruelly when they were very furious. I will scatter their descendants throughout Israel land.'” (Source: Translation for Translators)